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Albrecht Theodor Emil Graf von Roon ( German pronunciation: [ˈalbʁɛçt fɔn ˈʁoːn]; 30 April 1803 – 23 February 1879) was a Prussian soldier and statesman. As Minister of War from 1859 to 1873, Roon, along with Otto von Bismarck and Helmuth von Moltke, was a dominating figure in Prussia's government during the key decade of the 1860s, when a series of successful wars against Denmark, Austria, and France led to German unification under Prussia's leadership. A moderate conservative and supporter of executive monarchy, he was an avid modernizer who worked to improve the efficiency of the army.
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1803 births1879 deathsCounts in GermanyField marshals of PrussiaField marshals of the German EmpireGerman military personnel of the Franco-Prussian WarGerman monarchistsGerman people of Flemish descentGerman ProtestantsGrand Crosses of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria)Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of HungaryGrand Cross of the Legion of Honour